Banuba Face AR SDK vs Bytedance SDK

Banuba Alternative to Bytedance SDK (TikTok SDK)

If you need TikTok-like effects, Banuba Face AR SDK provides them in an easy-to-integrate package. While having similar variety, it offers higher quality of effects, especially when it comes to face touch-up and virtual makeup.
So compared to Bytedance, Banuba has an advantage in AI editing and beauty features.

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Advantages of Banuba Face AR SDK

Unique tracking features

Face AR SDK offers precise detection of all facial features, hands, and even nail length. 16 types of virtual cosmetics. It is also cross-platform, supporting mobile, web, and desktop.

Industry-leading touch-up

When applying face touch-up, Face AR SDK retains the person’s skin look and texture instead of blurring everything. This helps remove imperfections and camera distortions without changing the user’s intrinsic features.

Background separation quality

Banuba SDK includes expanded virtual background options: static images, videos, GIFs and 3D environments. Handheld items are detected as a part of the person.

	Banuba	Bytedance
Mobile support (iOS, Android)
Web support
Dekstop support (MacOS, Windows)
Face tracking
Multi-face tracking
Face recognition		Face recognition boundaries ignore forehead
Face filters
Morphings	28 dimensions	19 dimensions
Skin touch-up	The texture is preserved Natural look	The skin texture is blurred Unnatural look
Sclera whitening
Background separation
Background separation quality	Clearer separation, clear borders	Low-quality separation
Background types	Static image, videos, Gifs, 360-degree backgrounds	Static image only
Physics effects
AR makeup
Works with different skin tones
Professional-looking makeup		Low-quality technology (implemented as a mask/3D effect, with no segmentation)
Makeup products types	16	5
Eyebrow shape detection
Eyebrow makeup	Correct application	Incorrect application
Hands segmentation
Handheld object segmentation	Detects a handheld item (smartphone) as part of the object	Detects a handheld item (smartphone) as part of the background
Nails try-on and detection
Length and shape of the fingernails detection and estimation
Teeth whitening
Biometric matching Comparing a face in the image to the face in the database for security reasons
Pupillary distance measurement Gauging the distance between the centers of the person's pupils to help fit the glasses accurately
Prefabs A pack of different effects (e.g. a sticker, a face morph, and a a LUT) that can be edited and applied as one.
Effects studio A tool to adapt self-made effects to be compatible with the specific SDK
Demo application

Final Analysis: Banuba Video Editor SDK vs. Bytedance SDK

Banuba offers certain features that Bytedance doesn’t, e.g. teeth whitening, biometric matching, and multi-face tracking;
Banuba supports web, Mac, and Windows, while Bytedance doesn’t;
Banuba Video Editor SDK & Bytedance cost similarly, with Banuba offering a flexible pricing model based on platform support, feature set, and the number of MAUs;
Banuba is easy to integrate, with the entire process sometimes taking less than 8 minutes.

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